{{short description|Slovenian footballer (born 1994)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jure Balkovec | image = Jure Balkovec 2021.jpg | upright = 0.9 | caption = Balkovec with Slovenia in 2021 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|09|09|df=y}} | birth_place = Novo Mesto, Slovenia<ref name="soccerway">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jure-balkovec/180501/|title=J. Balkovec|accessdate=6 January 2018|publisher=Soccerway}}</ref> | height = 1.85 m<ref name="soccerway"/> | position = Left-back | currentclub = Omonia | clubnumber = 29 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2011 | youthclubs1 = Bela Krajina | youthyears2 = 2012 | youthclubs2 = Domžale | years1 = 2011 | clubs1 = Bela Krajina | caps1 = 11 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2011–2018 | clubs2 = Domžale | caps2 = 93 | goals2 = 11 | years3 = 2014 | clubs3 = → Krka (loan) | caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2014–2015 | clubs4 = → Radomlje (loan) | caps4 = 29 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2018 | clubs5 = Bari | caps5 = 11<!--no promotion playoff games--> | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2018–2020 | clubs6 = Hellas Verona | caps6 = 17<!--no promotion playoff games--> | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2019–2020 | clubs7 = → Empoli (loan) | caps7 = 32 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2020–2022 | clubs8 = Fatih Karagümrük | caps8 = 63 | goals8 = 3 | years9 = 2022–2025 | clubs9 = Alanyaspor | caps9 = 82 | goals9 = 8 | years10 = 2025–2026 | clubs10 = Fatih Karagümrük | caps10 = 17 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2026– | clubs11 = Omonia | caps11 = 0 | goals11 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2012 | nationalteam1 = Slovenia U19{{efn|Official UEFA competitive matches only.}} | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2014–2016 | nationalteam2 = Slovenia U21 | nationalcaps2 = 8 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2017 | nationalteam3 = Slovenia B | nationalcaps3 = 1 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2018– | nationalteam4 = Slovenia | nationalcaps4 = 39 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | club-update = 1 February 2026 | nationalteam-update = 18 November 2025 }} '''Jure Balkovec''' (born 9 September 1994) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Cypriot First Division club Omonia and the Slovenia national team.
==Club career== In January 2018, Balkovec left Domžale and signed for Italian Serie B outfit Bari,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Burazer |first1=Matic |title=URADNO: Balkovec se seli v Bari |url=https://sportklub.n1info.si/nogomet/serie-a/a46720-URADNO-Balkovec-se-seli-v-Bari/ |website=Sportklub|access-date=4 August 2023 |language=sl-SI |date=6 January 2018}}</ref> only to move to Hellas Verona after half a year due to Bari's financial collapse.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Burazer |first1=Matic |title=Jure Balkovec se seli v Verono |url=https://sportklub.n1info.si/nogomet/serie-a/a51739-Jure-Balkovec-se-seli-v-Verono/ |website=Sportklub |access-date=4 August 2023 |language=sl-SI |date=3 August 2018}}</ref>
In September 2020, Balkovec moved to play in Turkey for Fatih Karagümrük.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Šubic |first1=Aleš |title=Balkovec okrepil novega turškega prvoligaša |url=https://sportklub.n1info.si/uncategorized/a90154-Balkovec-okrepil-novega-turskega-prvoligasa/ |website=Sportklub |access-date=4 August 2023 |language=sl-SI |date=12 September 2020}}</ref> In summer 2022, he joined compatriot Miha Mevlja at fellow Turkish side Alanyaspor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nova selitev reprezentanta, v Turčiji zdaj slovenski tandem |url=https://sportklub.n1info.si/nogomet/nova-selitev-reprezentanta-v-turciji-zdaj-slovenski-tandem/ |website=Sportklub |access-date=4 August 2023 |language=sl-SI |date=5 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mađerić |first1=Davor |title=Slovenska reprezentanta združila moči v Turčiji |url=https://snportal.si/legionarji/slovenska-reprezentanta-zdruzila-moci-v-turciji/ |website=Slovenski nogometni portal |access-date=6 July 2022 |language=sl-SI |date=6 July 2022}}</ref>
==International career== Balkovec made his debut for Slovenia in an October 2018 Nations League match against Cyprus, coming on as a 58th-minute substitute for Bojan Jokić.<ref>{{cite web |title=Slovenia – Cyprus 1:1 (Nations League C 2018/2019, Group 3) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma8617900/lineup/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=4 August 2023}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{Updated|match played on 18 May 2024}}<ref name="soccerway" /> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Slovenian Cup, Coppa Italia, Turkish Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Bela Krajina |2010–11 |Slovenian Second League |11||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||0 |- |rowspan="7"|Domžale |2011–12 |Slovenian PrvaLiga |12||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||1 |- |2012–13 |Slovenian PrvaLiga |22||3||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||3 |- |2013–14 |Slovenian PrvaLiga |4||0||1||0||1{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||6||0 |- |2015–16 |Slovenian PrvaLiga |11||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||1 |- |2016–17 |Slovenian PrvaLiga |30||5||4||0||3{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||37||5 |- |2017–18 |Slovenian PrvaLiga |14||1||0||0||8{{efn|name=UEL}}||2||colspan="2"|—||22||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !93!!11!!9!!0!!12!!2!!0!!0!!114!!13 |- |Krka (loan) |2013–14 |Slovenian PrvaLiga |4||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- |Radomlje (loan) |2014–15 |Slovenian PrvaLiga |29||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||0 |- |Bari |2017–18 |Serie B |11||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|Appearance in the 2017–18 Serie B promotion play-offs}}||0||12||1 |- |Hellas Verona |2018–19 |Serie B |17||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||0 |- |Empoli (loan) |2019–20 |Serie B |32||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||1 |- |rowspan="3"|Fatih Karagümrük |2020–21 |Süper Lig |33||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||2 |- |2021–22 |Süper Lig |30||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !63!!3!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!66!!3 |- |rowspan="3"|Alanyaspor |2022–23 |Süper Lig |29||4||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||4 |- |2023–24 |Süper Lig |28||3||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !57!!7!!5!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!62!!8 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !317!!23!!21!!1!!12!!2!!1!!0!!351!!26 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''Omonia''' * Cypriot First Division: 2025–26<ref>{{cite web |title=Η «χρυσή βίβλος» των τίτλων: Για 22η φορά πρωταθλήτρια η Ομόνοια! |url=https://www.24sports.com.cy/gr/sports/podosfairo/kypros/a-katigoria/omonoia/i-xrysi-biblos-ton-titlon-gia-22i-fora-protathlitria-i-omonoia |website=24sports.com.cy |access-date=2 May 2026 |language=Greek |date=2 May 2026}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{NZS national player|60264}} * {{NZS club player|60264}} * {{TuttoCalciatori|Balkovec_Jure}} * {{sports links|maxlink=5}}
{{AC Omonia squad}} {{Slovenia squad UEFA Euro 2024}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Balkovec, Jure}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Novo Mesto Category:Men's association football full-backs Category:Slovenian men's footballers Category:21st-century Slovenian sportsmen Category:Slovenia men's youth international footballers Category:Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers Category:Slovenia men's international footballers Category:NK Bela Krajina players Category:NK Domžale players Category:NK Krka players Category:NK Radomlje players Category:SSC Bari players Category:Hellas Verona FC players Category:Empoli FC players Category:Fatih Karagümrük S.K. footballers Category:Alanyaspor footballers Category:AC Omonia players Category:Slovenian Second League players Category:Slovenian PrvaLiga players Category:Serie B players Category:Süper Lig players <!--Category:Cypriot First Division players--> Category:UEFA Euro 2024 players Category:Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Category:Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Category:Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Category:Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
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